Fresh survey predicts clear majority for Congress in Karnataka

Days after a pre-poll survey indicated a "photo-finish" in the Karnataka Assembly elections, with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP neck-and-neck, another pollster on Monday predicted an absolute and clear majority for the ruling party.

C fore, in its latest survey, foretold 118 to 128 sets for the Congress party in the 224 member house. As per the survey, the BJP will get 63 to 73 seats while JD(S) will come third with 29 to 36 seats. 

The survey was carried out in 61 of the 224 assembly segments and a total of 6,247 voters were interviewed. C fore said the survey had a margin of error of 2 percentage and 95 per cent confidence level.

Other highlights of the c fore survey

• In Bengaluru, a major BJP stronghold, Congress will win 17-19 of the 28 seats
• Around 45 pr cent of the youngsters in the 18-25 age group are in favour of Congress
• Around 47 per cent of the women are in favour Congress
• Except for central Karnataka districts of Davanagere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga, all other divisions are expected to favour Congress
   

Last week, a Times Now-VMR pre-poll survey had predicted that Congress was likely to get 91 seats, and the BJP just two seats fewer.

Polling for the 224-member Karnataka assembly will be held on May 12, and results will be declared on the 15th of the month.